Alyssa the Kate
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Formerly Rust firmware security at the big G 🦀 | opinions are her own | makes code smol *and* sound | probably a parody account | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Definitely true! Though, I've actually never run into a situation where I needed to use it that way in non-interactive code. Care to share an example case?
December 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Definitely true! Though, I've actually never run into a situation where I needed to use it that way in non-interactive code. Care to share an example case?
Indeed! In older versions of Python (especially before 3.7), this operation would also fail to intern duplicate literals if they were expressed in separate functions in the same .py
December 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indeed! In older versions of Python (especially before 3.7), this operation would also fail to intern duplicate literals if they were expressed in separate functions in the same .py
Because it definitively answers "is this None" rather than "does this compare equally to None", which many types may do. See the link.
bool is not a singleton and is a subclass of int. It is also idiomatic to use truthiness of a value (i.e. its conversion to bool) for an if block.
bool is not a singleton and is a subclass of int. It is also idiomatic to use truthiness of a value (i.e. its conversion to bool) for an if block.
What is the difference between "is None" and "== None"
I recently came across this syntax, I am unaware of the difference.
I would appreciate it if someone could tell me the difference.
stackoverflow.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Because it definitively answers "is this None" rather than "does this compare equally to None", which many types may do. See the link.
bool is not a singleton and is a subclass of int. It is also idiomatic to use truthiness of a value (i.e. its conversion to bool) for an if block.
bool is not a singleton and is a subclass of int. It is also idiomatic to use truthiness of a value (i.e. its conversion to bool) for an if block.
Additionally, the one case where you should always use `is` is when comparing against `None`. This is because None is a singleton object: every None exists in the same place in memory. The `is` operator cannot be given custom functionality, while `==` can.
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Additionally, the one case where you should always use `is` is when comparing against `None`. This is because None is a singleton object: every None exists in the same place in memory. The `is` operator cannot be given custom functionality, while `==` can.
and the reason this example uses 1000 is because Python caches integer objects from -5 to 256, so this prints True:
a = 5
b = 5
print(a is b)
a = 5
b = 5
print(a is b)
December 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
and the reason this example uses 1000 is because Python caches integer objects from -5 to 256, so this prints True:
a = 5
b = 5
print(a is b)
a = 5
b = 5
print(a is b)
tbf I'm pretty sure what I quoted is tongue-in-cheek
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
tbf I'm pretty sure what I quoted is tongue-in-cheek
If only the court had agreed to punitive damages
December 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If only the court had agreed to punitive damages
more context on the bad censoring
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
more context on the bad censoring
Reposted by Alyssa the Kate
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If it's transformative, I don't think it'll be in a good way. Especially not with how AI companies currently scrape data and thieve art
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If it's transformative, I don't think it'll be in a good way. Especially not with how AI companies currently scrape data and thieve art
Markets historically make stupid mistakes and crash, which happens due to overconfident executives and investors. Seriously, does this look normal to you?
December 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Markets historically make stupid mistakes and crash, which happens due to overconfident executives and investors. Seriously, does this look normal to you?
You're conflating active users with those who believe it functions just as well or will ever function as well as is being hyped. Folks are forced to use it.
CEOs have every motive to increase efficiency/reduce their workforce through any means - I do not respect their opinions on the matter.
CEOs have every motive to increase efficiency/reduce their workforce through any means - I do not respect their opinions on the matter.
December 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You're conflating active users with those who believe it functions just as well or will ever function as well as is being hyped. Folks are forced to use it.
CEOs have every motive to increase efficiency/reduce their workforce through any means - I do not respect their opinions on the matter.
CEOs have every motive to increase efficiency/reduce their workforce through any means - I do not respect their opinions on the matter.
You can't seriously believe that the AI industry is all above-board? The tech has practical use but nowhere near advertised.
The connections are being drawn because it's many of the same scammers leading the charge.
The connections are being drawn because it's many of the same scammers leading the charge.
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You can't seriously believe that the AI industry is all above-board? The tech has practical use but nowhere near advertised.
The connections are being drawn because it's many of the same scammers leading the charge.
The connections are being drawn because it's many of the same scammers leading the charge.
an insult to waffles everywhere
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
an insult to waffles everywhere